Wild and Free to Roam
An Impala which was roaming in our back yard at Hela Hela …. what a privilege to watch animals roaming free!!! I am truly blessed : )
Average mass for an Impala is approximately 75 kilograms. They are reddish-brown in color (hence the Afrikaans name of “Rooibok”), have lighter flanks and white underbellies with a characteristic “M” marking on its rear. Males have lyre-shaped horns which can reach up to 90 centimeters in length
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Featured In:
You’re Accepted (February 09)
Amateur Art Phtography (February 2009)
FAUNA, FLORA, LANDSCAPES AND ARCHITECTURE OF SOUTH AFRICA (19.04.09)
ROAD PHOTOGRAPHY – your dashboard point of view! (06.07.09)
Challenges:
7th place in ALPHABET SOUP (Letter N) group (12.04.09)
4rd place ROAD PHOTOGRAPHY “your dashboard point of view” (29.06.09)
Wild and Free to Roam belongs to the following groups:
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Qba from Poland
What a beauty ! ... very nice capture btw :o)
Heather Nel replied
oh wow, thank you. It was goosebumps for me taking it : )
Lisa Jones - C...
Heather Nel replied
I am so humbled … thank you very much : )
Meeli Sonn
Amazy how beautiful it is. Congratulations
Heather Nel replied
Many thanks … it was watching us very closely : )
eelsblueEllen
Wow, what an animal. Nicely done!
Heather Nel replied
many many thanks, much appreciated : )
jinney
a beautiful capture-I love it!
-jinney
jinney
whoops -CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING FEATURED!
-jinney
Heather Nel replied
oh wow, thank you so much …. : )
jinney
heather GOOD ON YOU!
this is beautiful work!
-jinney
Tony4th
how wonderful is this great
Heather Nel replied
many many thanks : )
Heather Nel
lorilee
A fabulous capture!!!!!
Heather Nel replied
Thank you so much …
Teresa P. Pelaez
Congratulations Heather!!!
Heather Nel replied
yahoooooo!!!!!!
Antanas
beautiful shot
Heather Nel replied
many thanks … much appreciated : )
Christopher E...
I would love to get a shot of an animal like this. Amazing composition, love the fact you have it’s attention
Heather Nel replied
there was a whole herd of them behind me and this was the leader who was just checking me out as a weaseled closer and closer. The others moved into the thicket but “Mr Brave Buck” stayed on to watch me in the rain : )
Carol Barona
Wow, what a wonderful capture. How lucky you are!
Heather Nel replied
thanks Carol … going to another wildlife reserve end April to absorb “heaven” again.
Rick Todaro
So Wonderful !! What an Elegant beautiful creature ! Such a fine capture !! You truly are Blessed !
Heather Nel replied
I give thanks daily for my blessings … yeah : )
DApixara
Wonderful shot!
Heather Nel replied
many thanks : )
Béla Török
Wow, what a fabulous capture, Heather!
Heather Nel replied
thanks a million : )
Glenda Remaklus
This is surreal Heather….fantastic shot!
Heather Nel replied
it was very real …. thanks Glenda : )
handprintz
What a lovely animal and capture
Heather Nel replied
glad you enjoyed it … and they really were roaming : )
Sally P Moore
Congratulations! This great image has been featured in the Alphabet Soup group. Please remember to enter this in the Best of I Challenge and Good Luck!
Best wishes, Sally (Host)
Heather Nel replied
thanks Sally will do : 0
Evita
beautiful capture !!!!Congrats on your feature !!!!! :D
Heather Nel replied
thanks so much … glad you liked it : )
Marie Sharp
CONGRATULATIONS ON PLACING IN THE TOP TEN FOR THE BEST OF I CHALLENGE IN ALPHABET SOUP!
Marie ~ Host
SandraRos
CONGRATULATIONS on your place in the top 10. Proudly South African !!!! Way to go Heather !
Heather Nel replied
Yahoo … as always – Proudly South African : )
Anne-Marie Bok...
Congrats with ending in the top ten of the challenge!
Heather Nel replied
thank you so much …. aprreciated : )
Leon Rossouw
Heather Nel replied
thanks so much for the feature …. much appreciated : )
kodakcameragirl
Wonderful shot!
Heather Nel replied
many thanks … : )
Evita
Congratulations !!! Placed in the Top Ten !!!! ROAD PHOTOGRAPHY – your dashboard point of view
Heather Nel replied
Yay … thanks a million : )
Pat Yager
What a gorgeous animal, Heather! Thanks for sharing it with us!
Heather Nel replied
thank you so much Pat … really appreciated : )
Evita
Congratulations !!! Featured in ROAD PHOTOGRAPHY – your dashboard point of view
Heather Nel replied
many many thanks … much appreciated
Renee Dawson
Isn’t he gorgeous! Fabulous capture Heather…congratulations on your features.
Heather Nel replied
thank you for you kind comments … I would love to have cropped the pic more to get in closer, but I felt then I would have lost the bushveld
Al Bourassa
I love shots of beautiful animals in the wild.
Heather Nel replied
I agree, nothing beats them in their natural enviroment : )